E.5. Java Keystores


This appendix demonstrates how to import the X.509 certificate exported from the Red Hat Storage Console into a new Java keystore file.
This procedure helps a user import the rhsc.cer certificate into a Java keystore. This procedure requires the keytool management utility from the Java Development Kit (JDK) available for Linux and Windows systems.

Procedure E.5. Import a Certificate into a New Java Keystore

  1. Access your client machine and locate the rhsc.cer certificate.
  2. Import the rhsc.cer certificate using the Java keytool management utility.
    keytool -importcert -v -trustcacerts -keystore restapi.jks -noprompt -alias rhsc -file rhsc.cer
    The keytool utility creates a new keystore file named restapi.jks.
  3. keytool asks for the keystore password. Enter a password and keytool asks to verify it.
  4. keytool adds the rhsc.cer certificate to the restapi.jks keystore. Use keytool -list command to view the certificate's entry in the keystore:
    keytool -list -keystore restapi.jks -storepass [password]

Important

Some versions of keytool parse the certificate incorrectly. If keytool does not recognize the certificate, convert it to a different X.509 format with the openssl tool:
openssl x509 -in rhsc.cer -out rhsc.new -outform [pem|der]
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